Brazil

Airports in Sao Paulo

Overview

Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport is
generally known as Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport and is
one of the main entry and exit point for those travelling to
Brazil. Sao Paulo International handles over 26 million passengers
each year. However, the high volume of air traffic means that over
a quarter of flights at Sao Paulo International experience delays
of more than 15 minutes.

Location

The airport is located 16 miles (26km) northeast of Sao Paulo.

Getting to the city

EMTU buses depart GRU Airport, bound to Congonhas Airport,
Praça da República, Tietê Bus Terminal and
Barra Funda, Itaim Bibi, Circuit Paulista, and Brooklin Novo. The
nearest metro station to the airport is Tietê. There the
passenger must use a bus to get to the airport. There is an airport
shuttle bus which drops off at the main hotels

Time

GMT -3 (GMT -2 between the last Sunday in October and the third Sunday in February)

Contacts

Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Taxis: the taxi fares above are intended as a guideline only.

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